Ma'amoul Date Cookies

Name: Ma'amoul Date Cookies
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 g Dates, soft; 1 tbs Clarified butter; 1 tbs Sesame seeds; 1 tbs Pistachios, chopped; 2 tbs Pistachios, chopped; 1 tbs Almonds, chopped; 2 tbs Almonds, chopped; 1.5 cup Semolina; 0.5 cup Clarified butter; 0.33 cup Milk, warm; 0.5 tsp Caster sugar; 0.5 tsp Instant yeast; 0.75 cup All-purpose flour, sifted; 0.5 cup Icing sugar; 0.5 tsp Cardamom powder; 1 pinch Nutmeg powder

30m

Serves 20

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Ma'amoul Date Cookies

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30m

Serves 20

Directions

1In a chopper, add dates and chop well.
2Add clarified butter, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds, and pulse 1-2 times.
3With greased hands, take out a small quantity of mixture (7g) and make balls of equal sizes, set aside.
4In a bowl, add semolina and clarified butter and mix well.
5Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
6In a jug, add warm milk, caster sugar, and instant yeast, and mix well.
7Cover and let it proof for 5-10 minutes.
8Take out the semolina mixture from the refrigerator and mix well.
9Take out into a bowl, add all-purpose flour, icing sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and mix well.
10Add the yeast mixture and mix well.
11Cover with cling film and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.
12Knead the dough again.
13With greased hands, take a small quantity of the mixture (30g), make a ball, and flatten it.
14Place a date filling over it, gather all the edges, make a ball, and seal properly.
15Place them on a baking tray lined with butter paper.
16With the help of a mooncake mold press (you can use any cookie mold of your choice), press to pinch the top of the dough in a deep decorative pattern.
17Option 1: Oven Baking. Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 10 minutes (on both grills) and 5 minutes on the upper grill.
18Option 2: Air frying. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 180°C for 10 minutes.
19Let them cool at room temperature.

Ingredients

150 g Dates, soft
1 tbs Clarified butter
1 tbs Sesame seeds
1 tbs Pistachios, chopped
2 tbs Pistachios, chopped
1 tbs Almonds, chopped
2 tbs Almonds, chopped
1.5 cup Semolina
0.5 cup Clarified butter
0.33 cup Milk, warm
0.5 tsp Caster sugar
0.5 tsp Instant yeast
0.75 cup All-purpose flour, sifted
0.5 cup Icing sugar
0.5 tsp Cardamom powder
1 pinch Nutmeg powder

Equipment

choppercookie press (mooncake mold)ovenair fryer

Ma'amoul Date Cookies

30m

Serves 20

youtube.com

Ma'amoul Date Cookies

youtube.com

30m

Serves 20

Directions

1In a chopper, add dates and chop well.
2Add clarified butter, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds, and pulse 1-2 times.
3With greased hands, take out a small quantity of mixture (7g) and make balls of equal sizes, set aside.
4In a bowl, add semolina and clarified butter and mix well.
5Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
6In a jug, add warm milk, caster sugar, and instant yeast, and mix well.
7Cover and let it proof for 5-10 minutes.
8Take out the semolina mixture from the refrigerator and mix well.
9Take out into a bowl, add all-purpose flour, icing sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and mix well.
10Add the yeast mixture and mix well.
11Cover with cling film and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.
12Knead the dough again.
13With greased hands, take a small quantity of the mixture (30g), make a ball, and flatten it.
14Place a date filling over it, gather all the edges, make a ball, and seal properly.
15Place them on a baking tray lined with butter paper.
16With the help of a mooncake mold press (you can use any cookie mold of your choice), press to pinch the top of the dough in a deep decorative pattern.
17Option 1: Oven Baking. Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 10 minutes (on both grills) and 5 minutes on the upper grill.
18Option 2: Air frying. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 180°C for 10 minutes.
19Let them cool at room temperature.